June 15, 2009 Edition

Economic development

Where possibilities loom | Biddeford marks the end of its textile era, with one foot firmly in the future

When the shift let out at Biddeford’s booming textile mills in the early 1900s, the streets were...

Tech

Tech developments from FISC, mCaddie and Pricefalls.com

Maine has served as fertile ground for a few technology developments in recent weeks, from innovative gadgets...

News

‘Oh, the places we’ll go…’ | Education, conservation, revitalization. Maine’s success rests on preserving its unique qualities.

In March 2007, Gov. John Baldacci signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Council on Maine’s Quality...

Manufacturing

Paper rolls

The pulp and paper industry has been taking it on the chin this winter, scrambling to gain...

Nonprofits

All aboard | A bill to create transit TIFs would pave the way for growth

“Charting the Course” is written by GrowSmart Maine, a Yarmouth nonprofit that promotes and encourages new ways...

Small Business

Finding the balance | A conversation with Kimberly Farr, owner of Farr Horizons Health Center in Falmouth

Founded: August 2008Employees: Two office staff members and two massage therapists (both independent contractors)Startup costs: $35,000Projected...

Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from April 20, 2009 | Building permits, sales and leases from the April 20, 2009, issue of Mainebiz

Building Permits Bangor (March 2009) $52,000, 45 Dowd Dr., Todd Hardy, warehouse and office remodel,...

Transportation

Going green | A new $48M border station in Calais should ease congestion and enhance commerce

Long-distance truckers like Donald Newman and his team of drivers often have to add more than two...

Marketing & Media

Mainebiz founder Jon Whitney reflects

He only made a whisper of profit with that first issue of Mainebiz (then called Biz), but...

Higher education

Help wanted | Why making your first hire the right one is even more important during a downturn

“Advice Squad” is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a...

Government & Politics

Checking in | Union bill pulses on Maine businesses’ radar

(This is an expanded version of the story that appeared in the June 15, 2009, issue of...

News

Maine 2024 | Looking back, looking ahead

It was a time of high expectations. In 1994, Angus King, a newly minted Independent, was...

News

In Short from April 20, 2009 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires TD Banknorth in Portland recently hired Jeffrey Lane as a portfolio loan officer in...

Small Business

Familial route: The Noyes family business has been on the move for 86 years

Earle W. Noyes and Sons began in 1923 with founder Earle Sr., who bought a secondhand REO...

Banking & Finance

Propelled to succeed | An interview with Richard Lugg of SonicBlue Aerospace

Richard Lugg’s dad — a defense/aerospace manager working in (generally) top-secret projects — made a sizeable imprint...

Law

Business incorporations from February 2009 | A selection of Maine business limited liability companies registered in February 2009, supplied by the Office of the...

& Unlimited LLC, Meredith Perdue, 312 Ocean House Rd., Unit 2, Cape Elizabeth 04107 ...

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